Cale is spending a week in Fredericton while Alan is away and I'm busy with meetings in Halifax all week. Today I'm completely alone, and while it was nice for a bit, I really just miss having my boys around. I miss having people to take care of and I miss having people to take care of me. I have however, had time to get some things done around the house and watch a lot of uninterrupted Olympics. And now I have time for a new blog post. This post is a memory of Caleb's childhood that I wanted to capture. A child's interests change so quickly that when one lasts awhile, you know it is pretty special.
Policeman Joe has been part of our lives for over 6 months. It started as a bedtime story that I made up one night, and it has continued every single night since August! Each night after we read a book, we also tell a story where Policeman Joe finds clues, solves mysteries, chases robbers, stops speeders and occasionally has to throw a bad guy in jail (but only until he learns his lesson). Alan and I alternate nights putting Caleb to bed, so Alan quickly became part of this little tradition. Policeman Joe even has a theme song (It's Policeman Joe, don't you know, don't you know...). Lately we've written a few of these stories down and made little books where Caleb colours the pictures and helps lay out the story. I find this hilarious because I never quite know what is going to happen, but I try to pull it all together in the end. I wonder if he'll still ask for Policeman Joe stories when he returns from Fredericton....I hope so.
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| Policeman Joe and the Case of the Sunken Pirate Ship |
The other interest of Caleb's that has proven to be very consistent over the past several weeks is drawing pirate ships. Each day when I pick him up from daycare his teacher hands me a large stack of pirate ship drawings. They are very detailed with flags, port holes, always a crows nest and often a cannon that shoots bananas (after the peels have been taken off, of course). I have no idea what to do with this ever growing collection of pirate ships, but for now they all go into a sizeable stack with the best ones making their way onto the fridge!
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| One day's work. |
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| Fridge-worthy pirate ship, plus pirate with an eye patch. |
